I love the Czechs. Have been to Prague twice. Little old ladies would take my hand and take me to the spot to catch the trolley. They told me I looked like Vaclav Havel, their popular president, so they liked me. With one exception they were great.

Sigh. Watching the Mump trying to purge words like LGBTQ+ from previously published research reminded me of how important it is to have hard copies, paper versions of publications. Yes, you can try to brun books, but first you have to go out and round them up. Much more difficult than digital scrubbing... This new Kindle rule is more proof of the importance of physical copies.

I'm exhausted just reading this. I don't have the bandwith. The prospect of everything he's talking about feels just catastrophic.

Yeah, he had prednisone face.

Not around here. Lots of construction.

@wtg said in Another federal prosecutor resigns: A longtime federal prosecutor resigned Tuesday rather than carry out what she described as orders from Trump-appointed officials to take actions unsupported by evidence As this starts to happen more, it's really starting to make me worry.... wouldn't it be better to have these people of principle stay in their roles? Could they stay in their roles, but not comply? Like, workplace civil disobedience??

I use it, but in tandem with Goodreads. So many of my friends are on Goodreads and I stalk a couple folks whose reading preferences match mine to get suggestions. I do like Storygraph’s review mechanism as the pacing and mood parts really help me to determine whether I might like a book.

Of course I remember! It's was the first and only time we have been to IKEA.

A win for billionaires. Ukraine left in the dust? In a possible indication of how significant a factor those "opportunities" could be in the negotiations, senior Russian businessman Kirill Dmitriev, a Western-educated banker who now heads a government-created investment fund, was also expected to take part in the talks on Tuesday, according to Russian media. "I will be responsible for the economic aspect of the discussions," Dmitriev was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency ahead of the talks in Riyadh. "The figure that we are voicing for the first time now is that American business has lost more than $300 billion by leaving the Russian market," he said, apparently referring to the impact of sanctions imposed on Russia under former President Biden. "Finding joint economic paths, positive solutions to issues, is extremely important, mainly for the U.S. and for many other countries that are beginning to understand that the Russian market is extremely attractive and that it is necessary to be present in it," he said, adding that he hoped for "a positive dialogue." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-russia-meeting-improving-relations-ukraine-war/

@Steve-Miller There are progressives that are basically quadfocals. Definity lens by Essilor. [image: W-content_1.jpg] I used to wear them and they are great. And expensive. But you could see the stairs!

Sharon and I both want to cook when it gets cold like this but it’s been cold for weeks now. We really must slow down. The freezer is so full of soup I’m going to have to tape the door shut. I worry about what will happen if the power goes out but I figure I’ll just put it outside.

Hmm 32 mph (51 kph) gusting to 40 mph (65 kph). is that especially or unusually high for wind speeds in the winter?

Anyone in a position to be heard who's criticizing Trump in a loud and vocal way is a plus. I'll take it. The enemy of my enemy is my friend?

You're making sounds of disgust. I'm just describing how they operate.

The Dems need a new strategy. We're losing the battle. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/16/democrats-losing-trump-doge-information-battle-00204522

I think he may win much but not all he’s asking for in the realm of ‘unitary executive’ but I think he’s fucked on the impoundment cases.

What do you do when a) immigration cases in the courts are backlogged and b) you're promising aggressive immingration sweeps? You fire some immigration judges, just for kicks and grins!! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/15/trump-administration-fires-immigration-judges